Male is similar to A. fractum by (a) spine of paraprocts reaches well beyond its bulge and usually also beyond tip of cerci; (b) cerci with dorsal border markedly excised (lateral view). However, differs by (1) ranging from Ethiopia to Uganda and N Tanzania; (2) humeral stripe often complete and at least as wide as antehumeral stripe; (3) cerci with dorsal border deeply excised (lateral view). [Adapted from Dijkstra & Clausnitzer 2014]

Habitat description

Standing and mostly temporary waters in open landscapes, but sometimes in open areas in forest. Often with emergent and usually aquatic vegetation. From 500 to 2700 m above sea level, but mostly between 700 and 2200.

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